kos, coss
(noun) (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coss (plural cosses or coss)
(South Asia) A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
• CSOs, SCOs, Socs, socs
Source: Wiktionary
Coss (ks), n. Etym: [Cf. Pers. k a road measure of about two miles; or Skr. kr.]
Definition: A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles. Whitworth.
Coss, n. Etym: [It. cosa.]
Definition: A thing (only in phrase below). Rule of Coss, an old name for Algebra. Etym: [It. regola di cosa rule of thing, the unknown quantity being called the cosa, or the thing.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
